Herbert Opitz
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 3,283 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 925 tons |
Born | 7 Mar 1915 | | Magdeburg |
Died | 30 Nov 1941 | (26) | Bay of Biscay |

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8 Apr 1934 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Jul 1935 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jan 1937 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1937 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1939 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Sep 1941 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-5 | 12 Aug 1940 | 27 Mar 1941 | No war patrols |
U-206 | 17 May 1941 | 30 Nov 1941 (+) | 3 patrols (68 days) |
Patrol info for Herbert Opitz
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-206 |
5 Aug 1941 | Trondheim |
10 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 37 days | |
2. |
U-206 |
30 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire |
28 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 29 days | |
3. |
U-206 |
29 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire |
30 Nov 1941 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 2 days | |
3 patrols, 68 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Herbert Opitz
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.